Abbreviations
| A2 | Second heart sound, aortic valve component |
| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ABI | Ankle brachial index |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| ACE-I | Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| ACS | Acute coronary syndrome |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AF | Atrial fibrillation |
| AI | Aortic insufficiency |
| AIVR | Accelerated idioventricular rhythm |
| ALCAPA | Anomolosis left coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction or anterior myocardial infarction |
| APB | Atrial premature beat |
| aPTT | Activated partial thromboplastin time |
| ARB | Angiotensin-receptor blocker |
| AS | Aortic stenosis |
| ASA | Acetylsalicylic acid |
| ASD | Atrial septal defect |
| AST | Aminotransferase |
| AV | Atrioventricular |
| AVNRT | AV node reciprocating tachycardia |
| AVRT | AV reciprocating tachycardia |
| BBB | Bundle branch block |
| BCLS | Basic cardiac life support |
| bNP | b-type natriuretic peptide |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| BiVD | Biventricular ICD |
| BiVP | Biventricular pacemaker |
| BSA | Body surface area |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CCU | Cardiac care unit |
| CEA | Carotid endarterectomy |
| CHB | Complete heart block |
| CHD | Congenital heart disease |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| CI | Cardiac index |
| CK | Creatine kinase |
| CKMB | Creatine kinase, MB isoform |
| CO | Cardiac output |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CMRI | Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging |
| CTA | CT angiogram |
| cTn | Cardiac troponin (either cTnI or cTnT) |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident |
| CVP | Central venous pressure (also RA pressure) |
| DCA | Directional coronary atherectomy |
| DCM | Dilated cardiomyopathy |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| DORV | Double-outlet right ventricle |
| DP | Dipyridamole |
| EBCT | Electron beam CT |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| EECP | External enhanced counterpulsation |
| EF | Ejection fraction |
| EP | Electrophysiology |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| GPIIb/IIIa | Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa |
| GXT | Graded exercise test |
| HF | Heart failure |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HIT (or HITT) | Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (with thrombosis) |
| HMG-CoA | 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A |
| HOCM | Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (also IHSS) |
| HR | Heart rate |
| hsCRP | Highly sensitive C-reactive protein |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| IABP | Intra-aortic balloon pump |
| ICD | Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| IE | Infective endocarditis |
| IHD | Ischemic heart disease |
| IHSS | Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (also HOCM) |
| IMA | Internal mammary artery |
| IMI | Inferior myocardial infarction |
| INR | International normalized ratio |
| IVC | Inferior vena cava |
| IVNC | Isolated ventricular noncompaction |
| IVUS | Intravascular ultrasound |
| JVD | Jugular venous distension (also JVP) |
| JVP | Jugular venous pressure (also JVD) |
| LA | Left atrium |
| LAD | Left anterior descending artery or left axis deviation |
| LAFB | Left anterior fascicular block |
| LBBB | Left bundle branch block |
| LCx | Left circumflex artery |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LIMA | Left internal mammary artery (also abbreviated LITA for left internal thoracic artery) |
| LMCA | Left main coronary artery |
| LMWH | Low molecular weight heparin |
| LPFB | Left posterior fascicular block |
| LV | Left ventricle |
| LVED | Left ventricular end-diastolic |
| LVEDP | Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure |
| LVEF | Left ventricular ejection fraction |
| LVES | Left ventricular end-systolic |
| LVH | Left ventricular hypertrophy |
| LVOT | Left ventricular outflow tract |
| MAP | Mean arterial pressure |
| MAT | Multifocal atrial tachycardia |
| MET | Metabolic equivalent |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| MIBI | Methoxyisobutyl isonitrile |
| MR | Mitral regurgitation |
| MRI/A | Magnetic resonance imaging/angiography |
| MS | Mitral stenosis |
| MUGA | Multigated acquisition |
| MVP | Mitral valve prolapse |
| NCEP | National Cholesterol Education Program |
| NSTEMI | Non-ST-elevation MI |
| NSVT | Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia |
| NTprobNP | N terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association |
| P2 | Second heart sound, pulmonic valve component |
| PA | Posteroanterior or pulmonary artery |
| PAD | Peripheral arterial disease |
| PAF | Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation |
| PAOD | Peripheral arterial occlusive disease |
| PAOP | Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention |
| PCWP | Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (also PAOP) |
| PDA | Posterior descending artery or patent ductus arteriosus |
| PE | Pulmonary embolism |
| PEA | Pulseless electrical activity |
| PI | Pulmonic insufficiency |
| PMI | Posterior myocardial infarction or point of maximal impulse |
| PND | Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| PS | Pulmonic stenosis |
| PTCA | Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PTCI | Percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention |
| PVC | Premature ventricular contraction |
| PVD | Peripheral vascular disease |
| PVE | Prosthetic valve endocarditis |
| PVR | Pulmonary vascular resistance |
| PVRI | Pulmonary vascular resistance index |
| RA | Right atrium |
| RAD | Right axis deviation |
| RBBB | Right bundle branch block |
| RCA | Right coronary artery |
| RV | Right ventricle |
| RVEF | Right ventricular ejection fraction |
| RVH | Right ventricular hypertrophy |
| RVR | Rapid ventricular response |
| saECG | Signal-averaged ECG |
| SR | Sinus rhythm |
| STEMI | ST-elevation MI |
| SK | Streptokinase |
| SVR | Systemic vascular resistance |
| SVRI | Systemic vascular resistance index |
| SVT | Supraventricular tachycardia |
| TAA | Thoracic aortic aneurysm |
| TEE | Transesophageal echocardiogram |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| TGA | Transposition of the great arteries |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| TIMI | Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction |
| TNK-tPA | Tenecteplase-tPA |
| tPA | Tissue plasminogen activator |
| TR | Tricuspid regurgitation |
| TS | Tricuspid stenosis |
| TTE | Transthoracic echocardiogram |
| UFH | Unfractionated heparin |
| UA or USA | Unstable angina |
| VF | Ventricular fibrillation |
| VLDL | Very low density lipoprotein |
| [V with dot above]o2 | Oxygen consumption |
| VPB | Ventricular premature beat (also PVC, VPC) |
| VPC | Ventricular premature contraction |
| VSD | Ventricular septal defect |
| WPW | Wolff-Parkinson-White |
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